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folk tale

[fohk teyl] / ˈfoʊk ˌteɪl /
NOUN
story that is passed down
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But no: this has become a subgenre of its own, a kind of folk tale the news loves to tell.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2025

The lavish folk tale draws from the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from the 1940 cartoon film "Pinocchio," about a puppet wishing to become a real boy.

From Reuters Nov. 20, 2023

Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale won this year’s Humanitas prize for family feature film for writing “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” a reworking of the classic folk tale about a toy that comes to life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2023

A sprawling epic of adventure and true love that unfurls across a broad swath of the landscape, it’s long been recognized as Kumaon’s pre-eminent folk tale.

From New York Times Mar. 21, 2023

Pito's house; a Mexican folk tale, by Catherine Bryan & Mabra Madden.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1970 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office




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